Qasr Ibrim QI05 0276 Linen tabby, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0276
Description
Collapsed fragments of coarse tabby 'sacking'
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
60
mm
W.
50
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
sack?
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Badly prepared flax. + 10 cm²
Notes from the original description
Much spliced yarn in both systems.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005